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YURIKO KOIKE

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 30, 2016
Toyosu missing-soil probe draws a blank on who changed plans and why
An inquiry into corner-cutting at a polluted site selected to become Tokyo's main fish market has failed to identify who changed construction plans and why.
EDITORIALS
Sep 29, 2016
Toyosu market debacle
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike must identify the people who made the decision to deviate from a plan aimed at eliminating the effects of toxic materials at the new Toyosu wholesale market.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 29, 2016
Olympics organizing committee casts doubt on plans to scrap three new venues
The heads of the committee said any changes would need fresh approval from the IOC and the governing bodies of the sports involved.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 28, 2016
New Tokyo Gov. Koike names Toyosu scandal, Olympic overspend as policy priorities
Half pay, clarity in the Olympic overspend and accountability for planning lapses at the new Toyosu food market were among policy priorities Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike set out Wednesday for her term in office.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Sep 24, 2016
Troika of female politicians under scrutiny
The media has been abuzz about the emergence of three prominent Japanese female politicians: Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, Defense Minister Tomomi Inada and Renho, the head of the Democratic Party. However, the significance of this development is limited. Overall, politics in Japan remains a man's world —...
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2016
Koike to release Toyosu soil probe findings next week
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike said Friday she would disclose the results of the Toyosu market soil pollution probe next week.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 19, 2016
Tokyo needs to make the most of child care
Japan has a unique opportunity to combine the benefits of child care with those of preschool.
Japan Times
JAPAN / NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
Sep 18, 2016
Freezing of Tsukiji relocation plan draws cheers, jeers
Hiroyasu Ito, chairman of the Tsukiji Market Association, has been "extremely shocked" twice in the past two weeks by the latest twist in the world-famous fish market's relocation plan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Sep 18, 2016
Tokyo's safety claims for Toyosu fish market cleanup getting harder to sell
On Sept. 10, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike revealed that the people in charge of the soil remediation work for the Toyosu market, the relocation site for the famed Tsukiji fish market in Chuo Ward, ignored the recommendations of outside safety experts.
Japan Times
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Sep 17, 2016
There must be a sense of deja vu in Osaka after Yuriko Koike's election
Wasteful bureaucratic spending. Local politicians who smell money as they make Olympics-related plans. An assembly dominated by a clique of good ol' boys in the Liberal Democratic Party who run local government as their fiefdom. All challenged by a hawkish outsider of a governor who is media-savvy and...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 16, 2016
Officials give first look at Toyosu market flooding problem in bid for transparency
Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials on Friday played down flooding beneath a proposed flagship food market in Toyosu as the result of heavy rain that will be pumped out or will seep away.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 9, 2016
Tokyo governor announces plan to increase child care slots
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike on Friday announced a plan to boost capacity at day care centers for children in Tokyo to 17,000 as part of efforts to ease the country's chronic shortage of such spots at care facilities.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2016
Smelling something fishy, Koike puts Tsukiji move on ice
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike suspends Tsukiji's move to Toyosu, saying chemical contamination, ballooning costs and little disclosure are raising suspicions about the famed fish market's relocation project.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 30, 2016
Tsukiji fish market relocation facing delay by new Gov. Yuriko Koike
The famed Tsukiji fish market may not be moving to its new site in November after all.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 22, 2016
Rio passes Olympic flag to Tokyo, 'Super Abe' during closing ceremony
Tokyo took center stage as Rio de Janeiro handed over the Olympic flag to the 2020 host city at a rain-lashed but joyous closing ceremony for the Rio Games on Sunday.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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